Partly sunny. Isolated thunderstorms early in the afternoon...then scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 65 to 75. Light winds becoming northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Mostly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms until midnight...then isolated thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 42 to 49. North winds 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Sunday
Mostly sunny with slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning...then mostly cloudy with chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 59 to 71. West winds up to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms until midnight...then slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 39 to 45. Southwest winds up to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Monday
Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon. Highs 63 to 76. Southwest winds up to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
There are currently no warnings or advisories for this location.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 11:07 am MDT on July 4, 2009
The following is a list of severe thunderstorm safety rules that can be passed along to residents of and visitors to southern Colorado.
Severe thunderstorms can bring damaging winds well over 60 mph. Go to a strong building and get to the lowest level away from windows. Lightning is a danger with every thunderstorm... so try to get indoors. If caught outside... get in a vehicle... do not touch metal objects... and avoid water.
In thunderstorms with little rain... gusty winds well over 60 mph are possible. Do not be tempted to stay outdoors... as deadly lightning can strike in nearby areas where it is not raining. Go to a strong building and stay away from windows... electrical appliances... and telephones... until the storm has passed into the distance. Severe thunderstorms over water... especially reservoirs... can be very dangerous... producing deadly lightning... 3/4 inch or larger destructive hail... and gusty winds well over 60 mph... which can capsize and sink boats. Boaters and those who are fishing must go to short and find shelter on land before severe storms arrive.
Tornado-like features are frequently seen in the San Luis valley... and fairly common in the rest of southern Colorado. Strongly heated air moves upward rapidly and is replaced by swirling winds at and near the ground... creating dust devils. Dust devils can move under towering clouds and evolve into tornados. Cold air funnels are fairly weak rotations... that can touch ground briefly. Both can bring damage in a small area... and are rarely life threatening.
If you see severe weather... which is 3/4 inch or larger diameter hail damaging winds greater than 58 mph... or a tornado... contact your local law enforcement agency and ask them to relay your information to the National Weather Service in Pueblo.